Cutting Edge art, Colonial harp music in Art Association

“Waiting for Spring” stained glass triptych by Nancy Nicholson, on view in the St. Augustine Art Association, 22 Marine St.

Four art exhibitions, a Colonial harp concert and an art awards reception combine to make a special Romanza Mother’s Day event beginning at 3 p.m. May 12 in the St. Augustine Art Association, 22 Marine St.

Mary Jane Ballou and friends celebrate 250 years of Colonial music with a blend of Irish, Spanish and English songs on harp, violin and vocals.

Following the hour-long concert, awards for outstanding artistic achievement will be presented for the juried “Cutting Edge” exhibition on display in the Main Gallery.

On exhibit in the South Gallery is a preview of more than 200 works from the “Ancient City 450th Mosaic,” a community collaborative art project. A special installation of stained glass windows created by national artists from the American Glass Guild is also featured in the gallery corridors along with a Florida Quincentennial exhibit entitled “What Flows From Spain,” held over in the Marguerita Phillips Gallery. Admission is free. Call 904-824-2310 or go to www.staaa.org.